Youth Against Climate Change: Cool It

Annual Asian Youth Dinner at COP

Last Friday, the Singapore Youth Delegation hosted a dinner for more than 30 Asian youths present at COP20 here in Lima. Countries represented included: China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nepal, India, Japan, Indonesia and of course, Singapore. There were Asian youths who were based outside of Asia as well, currently pursuing their studies overseas. This dinner is now an annual event since its initiation in 2009.

AYCN 2012

AYCN 2009

The light hearted networking dinner preceded the annual AYCN meeting on Sunday. It started with an ice breaker which allowed the youths to know each other better and on a more personal level. It was encouraging to see Asian individuals who were not attending COP (but were involved in other events such as the Global Landscapes Forum) show up for our dinner too. This proves that Asian youths are indeed passionate about climate change and would like to form a strong network between Asian nations so as to mobilize youths to be agents of change. From students to graduates. it was heartening to note that youths from all walks of life with differing experiences gathered on that night to foster stronger bonds and to share ideas on what we can do, as youths, to fight against climate change.

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Welcome to ECO Singapore’s COOL IT site, where our youth delegation will be sharing our experiences pre, during and post COP21. We will be representing Singapore at these crucial international negotiations in Paris, France between 30 November and 11 December 2015. Do click on the links above to learn more about climate change and our team.

With the urgency to tackle climate change being ever more imperative, we hope to address pertinent issues that affect Singapore, the region and the world at large as we participate at COP21 and come up with our own initiatives. We hope to use this blog as an avenue to a call to action, inspiring others to become agents of change in their own communities and contribute in their own ways. Do use this blog as a platform to voice your say. Stay tuned for content every day!